unisex name
Elysian
- Gender Unisex
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 154
Elysian is a unisex name. It is given to both girls and boys — about 34% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 21 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 255,037 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2014.
Elysian over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 47 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 107 |
How popular is Elysian?
In 2025, Elysian was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Elysian
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Elysian also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Elysian over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Elysian
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Elysian — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Elysian
How popular is the name Elysian?
In 2025, Elysian was given to 13 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Elysian a girl's or a boy's name?
Elysian is used for both girls and boys. About 34% of recorded births with this name are girls.
When was Elysian most popular?
Elysian peaked in 2022, when 21 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Elysian a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Elysian currently ranks #6,714 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.